MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 13 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis on Aug. 12, 2024, by Vice President Casey Lozar: * * * A new survey effort centered on data sovereignty and collaboration aims to promote public finance data parity for tribal governments * * * At a conference last year, I experienced one of those moments when a thought-provoking comment pulls your mind far beyond where you currently are. In a panel discussion about data utility in Indian  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 13 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a lawsuit in federal court last week to stop the Biden-Harris administration from giving Obamacare to illegal immigrants. Labrador is joined in the lawsuit by attorneys general from 14 other states, and the suit is led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach. "The Biden-Harris Administration has made it overwhelmingly clear that our borders are wide ope  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Dear CEO, The Biden-Harris Administration believes all Americans deserve the peace of mind that having health coverage brings. Yet, for far too many, that comfort is undercut by frustrating, confusing, and time-consuming experiences with health coverage that make it harder to access the care they need. President Biden is committed to addressing those points of aggravation, unnecessary re  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * Conservation work will be focused on local outcomes with the support of local partners and land managers to achieve meaningful conservation across a landscape. These opportunities are open to agriculture operations of any scale. * * * BOZEMAN, Mont.- The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Montana is accepting applications for the Environmental  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 13 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting Florida's defense of a law protecting children from experimental medical procedures. In May 2023, the Florida State Legislature passed--and Governor Ron DeSantis signed--SB 254, which prohibited sex changes for minors. Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Jason Weida explained that "Flo  more